Pony express in Mongolia | The Australian: "AT first, as the bright, late-afternoon sun plays on the craggy hillsides and bleached boulders, it is hard to make out the horses, so well do they blend in.
Then gradually, as our eyes adjust to the sharp shadows, we can see them, a herd of about 40, several of the mares with foals by their sides.
These are Przewalski's horses -- takhi, the Mongolians call the breed -- that were once thought extinct. But they are now back in the wild, thanks to an international conservation program.
They are rather distinctive, with a chunky neck and body, honey-coloured coat, short spiky black mane, black legs and tail, and pale muzzle and stomach. The takhi is a living link to the prehistoric past and the forerunner of the domestic horse."
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